Hook and eye.



No. 853,320. PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

A. B. REID. HOOK AND BYE.

APPLICATION FILED 27, 1906.

scription,

and that for commerclal use UNITED STATES ARTHUR B. REID, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOOK AND EYE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application filed October 27,1905. Serial No. 284:,6'72.

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. REID, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact dereference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to garment fasteners and particularly to that class thereof known as hooks and eyes.

One of the objects of my invention is to rovide a hook of the character described in which the bill of the hook will be protected from catching upon extraneous objects and in which the eye will not become accidentally detached from the bill.

Another object'of my deviceis to provide a hook which is so constructed that the same, When the garment to which the hook is attached is laundered, will not become dama 'ed.

It has been found with hooks of the present construction that when the garment to which the hook and eye are attached is laundered, the bill of the hook becomes bent down, probably due to the passing of the garment through a clothes wringer, and when it is desired to again use the garment, it is found that the hook will not engage the eye.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a hook which will not have this objectionable feature.

One of the forms of hook and eye which I have worked out for the purpose of disclosing my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in whic Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hook, embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof in connection with an eye for the same; and, Fig. 3' is a sectional view of my hook taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view of a modification of the eye for the hook.

It will be understood that the illustrations show the hook in a greatly magnified form,

the size of the hook is much reduced. The hook shown in the drawings is preferably constructed of be formed from a single piece of if so desired.

1 of wire which form are bent outwardly,

wire and may wire as shown,

Two parallel portions the shank of the hook and then inwardly at their forward ends to 1 may form loops 2, the purpose of which will appear more fully hereinafter, and a restricted shank portion 3. The hook 4 is formed with a bill 5'which extends rearwardly; The rear portion of the parallel wires 1 may be formed into loops 6, through which threads may be passed to secure the hook in position, although other securing means may be employed if so desired. From the rear end of the hook, resilient tongues 7 are extended forward to points upon the opposite sides of the hill 5, and at their highest point extend a slight distance above the point The tongues 7 at their forward ends have downwardly extending portions 8 which ex-- tend into the loops 2 and are prevented from too great a lateral movement thereby and from being picked up by the eye as it is removed, and they also yield downwardly in passing through the wringer or under the iron. The downwardly extending portions of the resilient tongues prevent the eye from becoming readily disengaged from the hook when in use, and also prevent the eye from passing beneath the tongues 7 when the eye is in engagement with the bill. The tongues 7 effectually prevent the engagement by the hook of extraneous objects, such, as hair, lace, threads, etc. To further aid in holding the hook in position for use and to secure the front of the hook in place, several loops of threads may be passed over the restricted shank portion 3, as shown in Fig. 1, which thereby aid in securely fastening the hook to the garment to which it is intended to be attached, thus preventing the hook from pulling beyond the edge of the garment, and allowing the edges to separate or gape.

I preferably employ in connection with my hook, an eye portion 9, and the loops 10, through which loops of thread may be passed to secure the eye in position. Several loops of thread may also be passed over the restricted portion 11, between the eyes 9 and the loop 10, to more securely aid it in holding the eye in place. By sewing the eye to the garment at this point, it is prevented from being forced backwardly by any movement of the tongue, and is held firmly in position.

In operation, when it is desired to engage the hook with the eye, the eye is forced between the resilient tongues 7 at a point a little in the rear of the bill 5 of the hook, which separates the two tongue members 7, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The eye then be drawn forward until it engages of the bill.

separate and permit the eye to be the hook 4, which permits the resilient members 7 to again spring together, and the downwardly extending portions 8 thereof prevent the eye from becoming readily disengaged, and also prevent the eye from passing l beneath the tongue members 7. In order to disengage the eye from the hook, it is only necessary to force the eye rearwardly against the downward portions 8 of the resilient members which will cause the members towithdrawn from the bill of the hook. The small loops 2 form protecting portions for the ends of the downwardly extending portions 8 of the tongue members 7, and also prevent the tongue members from becoming displaced and too widely separated from the bill of the hook.

It will be noted that the tongue members 7 are arranged immediately above the parallel members 1, forming the shank of the hook. This arrangement limits the downward movement of the resilient members, and the resilient members are of such thickness that when they are at their extreme downward point, limited by their shank members 1, they will still be in position to protect the point or bill of the hook to prevent extraneous objects from engaging the same, and in the event pressure is applied, prevent the pressure from bending the point or bill of the hook downto such a degree that the eye cannot pass beneath the same. This feature is particularly advantageous when the device is used on laundered goods, as by this arrangement, it will be noted, in the event the hook is passed through clothes Wringers, the tongue members 7 will prevent the bill of the hook from becoming crushed down so closely as to prevent the passage of the eye beneath the point of the same.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it Will be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to this particular construction as there are many forms in which the device j may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a hook, the combination with a bill, of resilient'members separable to permit an eye to engage the hook and to be disengaged therefrom and arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging the bill, and means for limiting the outward displacement of said members.

2. In a hook, the combination with a bill, of resilient members disposed upon opposite sides of said bill, separable to permit an eye to engage the bill and to be disengaged therefrom and arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging said bill, and means for limiting the outward displacement'of said members.

3. In a hook, the combination with a bill, of a pair of upwardly inclined resilient members separable to permit an eye to: engage the bill and to be disengaged therefrom, and ar ranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging the bill, and means for guiding said members. I

4:. In a hook, the combination with a bill, of a pair of upwardly inclined resilient members disposed upon opposite sides of the bill, separable to permit an eye to engage the bill, and to be disengaged therefrom, and arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging lt)he bill, and means for guiding said. memers.

5. In a hook, the combination with a bill, of a pair of upwardly inclined resilient members having downwardly turned front parts to prevent an eye from passing beneath the said members, and from being readily disengaged from the hook, said members being separable to permit the eye to engage the bill and to be disengaged therefrom, and arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging said bill and means for guiding said members.

6. In a hook, the combination with a bill, having the shank provided with loops at its forward ends, of members arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging the bill and provided with downwardly inclined portions having the ends thereof arranged in said loops, said members being separable to permit an eye to engage said bill, and to be disengaged therefrom.

7. In a hook, the combination with a bill, having the'shank thereof provided at its forward ends with loops and having the rear end of said shank bent to form loops for securing the hook to the garment, of resilient members extending forward from the rear of said shank, provided with downwardly extending portions having the ends thereof arranged in said forward loops, said resilient members being separable to permit an eye to engage'the bill and to be disengaged there- 8. A hook formed from a single piece of wire comprising a bill, a shank having loops formed at its forward end, and loops formed at its rear end, a air of resilient members extending forward y from the rear end of said shank and arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging with said bill and pro- ,vided with downwardly extending portions having the ends thereof arranged'in said forward loops, said members being separable to permit aneye to engage the bill and to be disengaged therefrom.

9. In a hook, the combination with a bill, of resilient members separable to ermit an eyeto engage the hook and to be d fsengaged therefrom and arranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging the bill, andmeans for limiting the downward movement downward movement of said guards is limof said members, whereby the same will preited to prevent the bending of the bill.

vent the bill from being bent. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sub- 10. In a hook, the combination with a bill scribed my name in the presence of two wit- 5 having the shank thereof formed from a pair nesses.

of parallel members, of a pair of guards ar- ARTHUR B REID ranged to prevent extraneous objects from engaging the point of said bill, said guards Witnesses:

being arranged above and in'line with the M. R. ROGHFORD,

10 parallel members of the shank whereby the E. R. KING. 

